根
gēn HSK3

root

根 gēn
classifier measure word
A measure word for long, slender objects like cigarettes or strings.

桌子上有一根筷子。

zhuō​zi shàng yǒu yī gēn kuài​zi.

There is a chopstick on the table.

root noun
The root of a plant or the basis and origin of something.

这棵老树的根已经扎进了土层深处。

zhè kē lǎo shù de gēn yǐ​jīng zhā​jìn le tǔ​céng shēn​chù.

The roots of this old tree have struck deep into the soil.

radical noun
A group of atoms behaving as a unit in chemistry.

硫酸根是带电的离子团。

liú​suān gēn shì dài​diàn de lí​zǐ tuán.

The sulfate radical is a group of charged ions.

sensory organ measure word
In Buddhist terminology, refers to the six sense organs (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind) through which a person perceives the world.

修行者追求的是六根清净。

xiū​xíng zhě zhuī​qiú de shì liù gēn qīng​jìng.

Practitioners seek to purify the six senses.

Cross-References

Classifier

Frequency
Character
Written text
352nd most common 624.2 per million
Movie subtitles
371st most common 403.6 per million appears in 85% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
101.7 per million appears in 31% of films
Written text
91.0 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Strokes
10
Unicode
U+6839

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)